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interventionist

British  
/ ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪst /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or advocating intervention, esp in the affairs of a foreign country

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an interventionist person or state

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Allizandra Herberhold, a nihilistic violent extremism consultant and exit interventionist who works with the nonprofit Parents for Peace, told me extreme content is used as a form of currency in these communities.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

But there are reservations as he is interventionist by nature - he demands a specific way of playing, he reshapes clubs in his own image.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“Lindsey has an interventionist mentality that is idealistic about America’s role in the world,” said Marc Short, a longtime chief of staff to Mike Pence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Greenberg suggested a more interventionist approach might be needed.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

It is only as compared to Adam Smith, or to English classical and the Continental "liberal" schools of economics of the nineteenth century, that it was interventionist.

From A Letter to Dion by Viner, Jacob

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